Elysha Winsol

Anya Kozlov was never meant to matter. Youngest daughter of a once proud Bratva family, she was born to be dismissed and dominated. To be weak. To be broken. Told she would be safe in an arranged marriage to lawyer Marcus Webb, her last hope for security is stolen when she catches Marcus cheating with her sister, Elena. Elena, who has always had the power and respect Anya never did.

The night the jilted daughter gets her revenge with witnesses present, everyone she loves is destroyed. Elena's marriage implodes. Marcus's career is ruined. The Kozlov empire is burned to the ground. Blamed for the tragedy, Anya is tossed out with nothing and spends years struggling for the little scraps of freedom she can cobble together, working two jobs and sleeping in alleys, while every living part of her fights just to survive.

Until the night she decides to fight back.

When armed men walk into the art gallery where she's working and she refuses to give in, it catches the attention of the last person she expects. Viktor Petrov. Heir to one of the city's most violent Bratva dynasties. Ruthless and legendary at thirty-one, he's known as "the Devil" for good reason.
But when Viktor sees the quiet fire behind Anya's fierce stare and bloody bruises, he doesn't see weak. He sees an equal. The obsession that ignites between them is instant, volatile, and deadly.

Fueled by a dark love built in blood and violence, as Viktor drags Anya deeper into his world, she uncovers a truth her family kept from her for years: she was never meant to be weak. She was meant to be dangerous.

And now, she is his queen.

Rowan Hayes never wanted to be anyone’s hero. She was like any other woman; tired from the city and the weight of just trying to get by. And then, one day, she lunged into the street and dragged a little girl from a van. Rowan’s life was never the same.

Emma Vance is five. Sweet and stubborn and so, so broken. She clutches at Rowan with little hands that refuse to let go. She won’t be comforted. Not by the guards who rush at her. Not by her father.

And Asher Vance is not the kind of man to be denied.

Billionaire. Single father. Badass. Asher Vance is a man used to having things his way. With storm-gray eyes, scars across his knuckles, and tattoos peeking out beneath crisp suits, Asher built an empire on control. To him, Rowan is a threat. A woman who appeared at the worst time and made a scene. To Emma, she’s everything.

Rowan learns quickly that Asher’s empire is not built on glass and steel. It is built on lies and secrets that can wound. The city believes Asher is a widower who lost his wife too young. It’s a myth. Emma’s mother isn’t dead. She’s alive. And her reappearance threatens to unravel everything Asher has fought to protect.

Snared in a life she never wanted, Rowan is torn between a child’s innocent love and a man’s darker heart. Every glance with Asher sparks tension. Every touch tempts fate. Every secret binds them tighter than either is ready for.

Enemies gather. Ghosts resurface. Rowan must decide whether she can weather the storm of Asher Vance—or if she’ll be destroyed by it.

Bound by Emma is a steamy, thrilling dark romance that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last page.